Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
113
67
58
41
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
125
97
72
40
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
181
136
95
47
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
92
85
67
36
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
67
54
41
19
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
79
71
49
33
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
63
47
38
21
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
69
63
35
16
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
106
100
69
37
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High99141
1080p Ultra80119
1440p Ultra5888
4K Ultra3251
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
8493
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy908613641
Solar Bay3982564184
Port Royal51938309
Fire Strike2320934034
Night Raid92188120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
97923
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur200 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection106.8 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection3.73 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.57 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur4.84 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.07 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching452 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics11141.9 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
16119
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark819998
DirectX 11129 fps181 fps
DirectX 1260 fps85 fps
GPU Compute6446 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
100.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)538.5 fps856 fps
Car Chase455.5 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)405.2 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex1996.1 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 22485.9 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2258.9 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2579.14563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 17, 2018 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU106 GA104
Price 599 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1410 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1620 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 2304 5888
TMUs 144 184
ROPs 64 96
Execution Units 36 46
Ray Tracing Cores 36 46
Tensor Cores 288 184
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 104 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 233 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 7.5 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 175 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 445 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 10 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 22.47 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

Results

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